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Pipe, 20th Century Miao culture; China Bamboo, resin and silver; 18 3/8 × 2 1/8 × 1 7/8 in. …
Pipe
Pipe, 20th Century Miao culture; China Bamboo, resin and silver; 18 3/8 × 2 1/8 × 1 7/8 in. …
Pipe, 20th Century Miao culture; China Bamboo, resin and silver; 18 3/8 × 2 1/8 × 1 7/8 in. 2020.14.20 Gift of Anne and Long Shung Shih

Pipe

ClassificationsTools and Equipment-smoking equipment-pipes & pipe components
Culture Miao
Date20th Century
Made AtChina, Asia
MediumBamboo, resin and silver
Dimensions18 3/8 × 2 1/8 × 1 7/8 in. (46.7 × 5.4 × 4.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Anne and Long Shung Shih
Object number2020.14.20
DescriptionThis is a tobacco pipe from the Miao people of China. Tobacco was introduced to the Miao through trade shortly after its arrival in China in 1612. Mostly due to the environmental conditions of where the Miao live, tobacco is still traded for rather than grown by most Miao groups. Given the prevalence of bamboo in China and that it is already hollow it was a common medium for pipes. The natural qualities of bamboo helped longer pipes mellow the flavor of tobacco.
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